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Question		Answer
Beverage start learning		FORMAL a drink
Debt start learning		an amount of money that you owe
Dividend start learning		a share of the profits of a company paid once or twice a year to the people who own the company's shares
equities start learning		company shares that can be bought and sold on a stock market
limited company start learning		a company whose owners are legally responsible for only a limited amount of its debts
mining start learning		the process of getting coal or metal from under the ground
proprietorship start learning		a business structure in which an individual and his/her company are considered a single entity for tax and liability purposes
public limited company start learning		a company in which people can invest their money. It has plc' at the end of its name.
real estate start learning		the business of buying and selling land and property
retail start learning		the sale of goods directly to the public for their own use
share start learning		one of the equal parts of a company that you can buy as a way of investing money
sole trader start learning		a business structure in which an individual and his/her company are considered a single entity for tax and liability purpose
third-party start learning		relating to a person or organization that is not one of the two main people or organizations involved in a legal agreement or case
utility start learning		a public service such as gas, water or electricity
vendor start learning		a company or person that sells a particular product or service
bear market start learning		a situation in the stock market in which the prices of shares are falling
bond start learning		a document given to someone who invests money in a government or company promising to pay back the money with interest
bottom start learning		to reach the lowest point
breakeven start learning		the point at which a business operation no longer loses money and can begin to make a profit
bull market start learning		a situation in the stock market in which the prices of shares are rising
euphoric start learning		feeling extremely happy usually for a short time only
greater fool investor start learning		an investor who buys at a high price believing there will always be someone they can sell to at an even higher price
innovator start learning		someone who invents or begins using new ideas, methods, equipment
peak start learning		the time when something is at its highest or greatest level
plunge start learning		to fall quickly from a high position
recession start learning		a period when trade and industry are not successful and there is a lot of unemployment
staple start learning		an important product especially a food, that people eat or use regularly
trough start learning		a period when something that rises and falls regularly is at a low level, especially economic activity
value investor start learning		an investor who buys stocks they believe the market has undervalued
cost of goods sold start learning		an income statement figure which reflects the cost of obtaining the raw materials and of producing the finished goods that are sold to consumers
fixed cost start learning		costs such as rent that a company has to pay that does not depend on how much it produces
operating profit start learning		the profit that a company makes from its normal activities of selling goods or services
plot start learning		to mark points on a graph
recommended retail price (RRP) start learning		the price at which a manufacturer of a product suggests it should be sold on the retail market
record label start learning		a company that produces records
royalty start learning		a payment that someone such as a writer or musician gets each time their work is sold or performed
sales revenue start learning		income earned from selling products or services
turnover start learning		the value of the goods and services that a company sells in a particular period of time
variable cost start learning		a cost that changes according to how much of a product is made
wholesaler start learning		someone whose job is to sell large quantities of goods to shops or small businesses
achieve start learning		to succeed in doing or having what you planned or intended, usually after a lot of effort
budget start learning		the amount of money a person or organization has to spend on something
deal with start learning		to take action to do something, especially to solve a problem OR to buy goods or services from someone, or to sell them to someone
handle start learning		to take action in order to deal with a difficult situation
liaise start learning		if one person liaises with another, or if people liaise, they talk to each other and tell each other what they are doing, so that they can work together effectively
manage start learning		to organize and control the work of a company, organization, or group of people
objective start learning		something that you plan to achieve, especially in business or work
reference start learning		a statement from someone who knows you or has worked with you that gives information about you. You often need to provide a reference when you apply for a new job.
set up start learning		to start something such as a business, organization, or institution
cap start learning		to set a limit on the amount of money that someone can spend or charge
earnings start learning		the amount of money that you earn
exacerbate start learning		make a problem become worse
extracurricular start learning		extracurricular activities are things that you do at school or college that are not part of your course
faculty start learning		all the teachers in a school, college or university: a meeting for students, faculty and administrators
fee start learning		money that you pay to a professional person or institution for their work
hike start learning		a sudden large increase in the amount or level of something
placement start learning		a temporary job that is part of a course of study and that gives you experience of the work you hope to do at the end of the course
resources start learning		something such as money, workers or equipment that can be used to help an institution or a business
Spiralling start learning		a situation that is continuously becoming worse, more, or less
spark or spark off start learning		to make something happen, especially Something involving violence or angry feelings
subsidy start learning		an amount of money that the government or another organization pays to help to reduce the cost of a product or service
Trend start learning		a gradual change or development that produces a particular result
willing start learning		if you are willing to do something, you do it when someone asks you, sometimes when you do not want to
bind start learning		to limit what someone is allowed to do by making them obey a rule or agreement
boost start learning		to help something to increase, improve or become more successful
deep pockets start learning		a lot of available money
drop out start learning		to leave something such as an activity, school or competition before you have finished what you intended to do
enhance start learning		to improve something, or to make it more attractive or more valuable
lay off start learning		to end someone's employment, especially temporarily, because there is not enough work for them
miss out start learning		to lose an opportunity to do or to have something
redundant start learning		if someone is redundant, they have been told they must leave their job because they are no longer needed
start over start learning		to begin doing something again from the beginning
thoroughly start learning		very carefully, so that nothing is missed: The case will be studied thoroughly before any decision is made
working party start learning		a group of people who examine a problem or situation and suggest a way of dealing with it
come along start learning		arrive or become available
downsize start learning		to make a company or organization smaller by reducing the number
fancy start learning		used when you are very surprised about something
put on weight start learning		to become fatter
sabbatical start learning		a period away from work when people such as college or university teachers can study, rest or travel
streamline start learning		to improve a business, organization, process, etc. by making it more modern or simple
tutoring start learning		the act of teaching someone in a particular subject
benchmark start learning		an amount, level, standard, etc. that you can use for judging how good or bad other things are
feedback start learning		comments about how or how badly someone is doing something, which are intended to help them do it better
personality clash start learning		a situation in which two people are very different from each other so that they cannot work together
accomplishment start learning		something difficult that you succeed in doing, especially after working hard over a period of time
bartending start learning		work serving drinks in a bar
brokering start learning		the activity of organizing business deals for other people
debating society start learning		a group of people who debate a subject by discussing it formally before making a decision, usually by voting
embark on start learning		to start a new project or activity, usually one that will be difficult and will take time
lead start learning		a piece of information or a contact that may bring new business
outgoing start learning		someone who is outgoing is friendly and enjoys meeting and talking to people
tender start learning		offer to provide goods or services for a particular price
venue start learning		the place where an activity or event happens: a popular venue for corporate events
campus start learning		an area of land containing all the main buildings of a school or university
draw up start learning		to prepare and write something such as a document or a plan
heritage start learning		the art, buildings, traditions and beliefs that a society considers important to its history and culture
metropolis start learning		a big, exciting city
pour millions into start learning		spend or invest a lot of money in something
procurement start learning		the process of buying supplies or equipment for a government department or company
sit back start learning		to relax and stop making the effort to do something
tailor start learning		tailor something, to/for: to make or change something especially for a particular person or purpose
better off start learning		in a better situation or having more money
bury start learning		to cover or hide something
cope start learning		to deal successfully with a difficult situation or job
cram start learning		to put too much in to a space that is too small
errand start learning		a small job that involve going to collect or deliver something
fierce start learning		involving a lot of force or energy
headcount start learning		a count of all the people in a company
hesitate start learning		to pause before doing something, or to do something very slowly, usually because you are nervous, embarrassed or worried
mad dash start learning		an act of going somewhere very quickly in an extremely uncontrolled way
mess up start learning		to do something wrong or spoil something, especially by making mistakes
oddly start learning		used for saying that something is not what you would expect in a particular situation
overhaul start learning		to completely change a system to make it work more effectively
polish up start learning		to improve a skill by practising
pressure cooker start learning		a difficult situation in which people have to work very hard or experience a lot of strong emotions
quest start learning		a long difficult search
slick start learning		done in a very impressive way that seems to need very little effort
take a breather start learning		to have a rest
untold start learning		existing or present in an amount that is too large to be measured
asap start learning		as soon as possible
biscuit start learning		a type of small flat dry cake that is usually sweet and round. The usual American word is cookie
crash start learning		an occasion when a computer or a computer program suddenly stops working
give someone a hand start learning		to help someone
hassle start learning		to annoy someone, or to cause problems for them
in the know start learning		people in the know have more information about something than other people
in the loop start learning		belonging or not belonging to a group that has information and makes decisions about something
patch start learning		a piece of software that you add to a computer program in order to improve it or remove a fault
plug-in start learning		a piece of software or hardware that you add to a computer to increase range of things it can do
snail mail start learning		letters that are sent by post
stretched start learning		having difficulty doingeverything that you should because you lack the necessary time, money, people or equipment
bulky start learning		too big to be carried or stored easly
carbon footprint start learning		the amount of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere as a result of the activities of an individual, organization or community
acquaintance start learning		someone you know a little, who is not a close friend
IP address start learning		Internet Protocol address: a code that represents a particular computer and is used to send messages to it on a network or the Internet
mustn't grumble start learning		used as a reply to someone who asks you whether you are well, for saying that you feel all right
small talk start learning		conversation about things that are not important
trivial start learning		not very interesting, serious or valuable
alleviate start learning		to make something less painful, severe or serious
fine start learning		an amount of money that you have to pay because you have broken the law
forethought start learning		careful thought and planning that prepares you well for a future event
forthwith start learning		immediately
imperative start learning		extremely important and urgent
officialese start learning		the way speaking or writing used by people who work in government offices, especially when ordinary people of cannot understand it
solicit start learning		to ask someone for something such as money or support
time frame start learning		the period of time during which something happens or must happen
unambiguous start learning		clear and with only one possible meaning
down time start learning		time when a computer or other machine is not working
drag someone kicking and screaming start learning		to make someone do something that they do not want to do
malicious start learning		deliberately wanting to hurt someone or cause damage
morale start learning		the amount of enthusiasm that a person or group of people feel about their situation at a particular time
outsource start learning		to arrange for work to be done by people from outside your company, usually by a company that is expert in that type of work
recruit start learning		to get someone to work in a company or join an organization
subsidiary start learning		a company that is owned by a larger company
turnover start learning		the value of the goods and services that a company sells in a particular period of time
partnership start learning		two or more people run business together. all partners share profits and losses

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